css font-size get value or height get value in pixels

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IE7 IE8
1.
.css('font-size') value doesn't give the correct
font size value in pixels of specified DOM node(or selector)
it gives what is 'written' in the html like:
FONT-SIZE=2 or
FONT-SIZE=3 means some relative value , inherited from parent
nodes.
when I use currentStyle of offsetParent, I get correct value

so what is the advantage of using jquery .css if it doesn't give the computed value (or currentStyle) of a node ?

same problem with the height, that many times gives : 'auto' ...

textNode (type=3) css
it would be big advantage to get all css inherited values
also on textNode selector, so it gives exact absolute position in the terms:

what-you-see-what-you-get

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